How to Say "He" in Turkish - How To Say Guide

/o/feminine, masculine

In Turkish, the English phrase "he" is translated as o.

The pronoun o is a gender-neutral pronoun used for both males and females.

Meaning: personal pronoun "he" (pron)

Which one should you use?

Unlike English, Turkish does not have different pronouns for masculine, feminine or neuter subjects.

The pronoun o is gender-neutral and is used for he, she and it. The pronoun onun is the possessive form of o.

/o/

English speakers often mistakenly try to find or invent gendered pronouns in Turkish, but o covers all genders.

The Turkish word o is a cognate of the Chinese word 兀 'wù', which means 'that'.
When referring to someone of high status or a group of people, Turkish speakers often avoid o and use the second person plural siz to show respect.
In Turkish, you can omit o entirely from a sentence because the verb ending already tells the listener the subject is 'he', 'she' or 'it'.

O bir dost mu?
Is he a friend?
This example is useful for asking if a person is a friend using o.
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O bir taş aldı.
He picked up a stone.
This example shows the use of o to describe a completed action.
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O da onu gördü.
He saw it also.
This example demonstrates the use of o in a sentence involving seeing something.
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Okuyor
He is reading
Yazıyor
He is writing
Gidiyor
He is going
Şu araba onun.
That car is his.
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